I feel like I'm cheating (just a little), but I just couldn't narrow down ALL the books I read this year so far to 10. And because I read YA and Adult books alike (depending on my mood etc), I decided to make a top 10 YA books and a top 10 Adult books. I'll try to keep it short though, I promise. ;) (and the books are in no particular order)

*I know I said this was in no particular order, but Mara Dyer might just be my favorite book of the year. Or at least in my top 3. It's EPIC! And you either love it (like, really, really love it) or you hate it. One way or another, it gets to you!;)

*I love this series! Though I might have enjoyed the first book in the series more (after the first two books, Gena Showalter really broke my heart with Twisted - and then stomped on the pieces), I thought I'd better mention in my top the one that came out this year. *sigh*

*I actually see this series as The Hollows' little sister. There's something about the heroine and about Murphy's writing style that reminds me about Rachel and Kim Harrison. And of course, I loved them both. Keeping that in mind, Spirit Dances was for Walker Papers what Pale Demon was for The Hollows (they both had that "finally!' moment with the main characters. :D Mmmmm... <3)

*I'll confess it wasn't as mind blowing as I expected it to be (considering the long wait until it came out and the crazy cliffhanger the previous book ended with), but it was still very good. That happy ending was perfect and heart melting! <3

*I love Larissa Ione (she may be my favorite Adult Paranormal Romance author!) All her books offer more than a love story; her style is not at all cheesy; all her characters are very well developed and the word building in her novels is pretty amazing! <3

And the last two books didn't come out in 2011, but I did read them this year, so I guess they still count, right?:D

I adored this book! I LOVE Adam! And the sarcasm-snark-wit-innuendos-constant-banter-hate/love-relationships-badass-heroes lover in me was completely satisfied when I read it! This is the book I go to when I'm in a funky mood, it always makes me laugh and/or feel all warm and fuzzy!

Phew! That's a lot of books! And there are a lot of series I love but I didn't have the chance to read their latest release this year, otherwise they would have made the list too. Series like The Mortal Instruments, The Morganville Vampires, Night Huntress, Chicagoland Vampires, Elemental Assassin...

Anyway, to join in the fun, all you have to do it so follow the event dates, post your Top 10s on the assigned dates and post your link on Mr. Linky on one of the hosts' posts.

More details about the event and the dates on the original post. They also have a generous giveaway:

Monday 12/26 – Top 10 Books I’ve read in 2011

Tuesday 12/27– Top 10 Book Covers of 2011

Wednesday 12/28 – Top 10 Book Boyfriends in 2011

Thursday 12/29 – Top 10 Characters in 2011 (This can be anything you’d like to make it for characters. You can post your favorite Villains, etc. Just be sure that this post is character based.)

Friday 12/30 – Top 10 Books I’m looking forward to in 2012 (Also on this day, we’ll each be adding some kind of a recap of the total number of books read, pages read, etc. This part of the post is optional. Feel free to add any stats you’d like to share with everyone. So, if you’d like to also include some end of year stats, feel free to join us!)

Have I forgotten that I was already a Networked Blogs follower of yours? Duh..

I really love your picks!

I have read Divergent, Bloodlines, Starcrossed, Falling Under, Shadowfever, Pale Demon, Head Rush, and Eternal Reader, too and enjoyed all of them. (Falling Under and Eternal Rider less than the rest, though; Divergent is also the only one of this list I have picked out too - I picked another Fever novel *g*)

Shadowfever was amazing! I found this series in November of last year. I read through the first 4 books in the series within a couple of weeks, so I didn't have to wait too long for the final book in the series. Well worth the wait! Fantastic!

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I enjoy reading Young Adult and Adult books too, but I keep my blog content family friendly.

English is not my first language, so I'm sorry if you find any typos or mistakes!